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Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
The most popular latecomer to this canon is a character who calls himself Murderbot.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The cycle of speculation has remained consistent: a meme coin goes viral, early adopters and insiders profit from the hype, and latecomers are often left holding worthless tokens after the inevitable crash.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
But Apple was largely considered to be a latecomer to consumer-facing artificial intelligence.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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latecomer
noun
late·com·er
ˈlāt-ˌkəm-ər 
: one who arrives late
also
: one who has recently arrived
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